New to the board and need urgent help advice

[Help181]

I am new to this board and I do need advice.  I bruised my meniscus in my knee and threw my kneecap out of alignment due to a fall.  I have been on Hydrocodine 500mg 2 tablets 2x a day.  I am starting to tapper off because I believe I am starting to get addicted to the med.  I get very irritable, moody, and have crying spells without it.
I did read Thomas's receipe and I cannot afford anything but klonipin and bannanas.  I really need advice on what to
expect for withdraw and what steps I need to take to combat my symptoms..I have 20 pills left.
I thought about going cold turkey...but I don't think that I could handle that.  People have been asking me lately why
I am crabby and what my problem is....I can't drive well on them and I can't work well on them.
My memory is bad on them and I know my doctor will not refill the px.  I should have never started taking them...but I really need someone's help....today if possible.

[lovemypillhead]

You just got off Heroin on Friday????

[james1393]

Any meeting near you? once i could leave the house what should i do? without suport just a matter of time before i used again.

I realize i was better of in the rooms than by my self

[stilltrying1965]

Id just dont know much about that .But iv been a heroin addict for 13 years But i found this site on friday. And i started cold turkey With the help of the lots of friends on this site .Im sure you can do this if you stay on this site. I think you should taper too. But stick with it it can be done only if you want to do it. Lots of luck

[james1393]

Have you thought about talking to your Dr. about your consern about when you stop taking your pills? that might be a sugestion. i know that fear of running out of pills watching your supply wither away knowing bad times are acomin. for me i did not want to stop i needed more, wanted more. but your DR has probly delt with this before. so whats the harm in talking to him. there is no magic potion to make withdrawl painless.

[this_big]

You sound just like i did 80+ hours ago(scared as hell).I quit taking hydroco done a lil over 80 hrs ago.Dont know if it the same thing.Nevertheless hang on to what you have left for as long as posible to taper with.I could not taper,but have read there is alota success for some ppl.Try to calm down.You will get alot of great advice and support at this site.I m on 80+hrs cold turkey...It was very very hard at first ,but w/ the advice and support of this site I AM doin it,and I feel alot better now than when I was where you are..This is VERY doable.The Klonipin did help w/me bananas also.The main thing is stick around for a few,you will get some great advice and support..If you have any questions from what I've been through so far feel free to ask...I wish you the luck i've been having...